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Blogging for Genealogy: Adding a Lineage Snapshot Box to Ancestor Posts in WordPress.com & Blogger

January 31, 2015 by Colleen 5 Comments

Genealogy Snapshot Box Diagram

How I generate, style, and populate the contents in the Genealogy Snapshot box I include for each ancestor on my family history Wordpress site. And how those of you using Blogger and free Wordpress.com can “pretty up” your box even without access to edit your theme’s style sheet.

Filed Under: Genealogy, Web Development Tagged With: Blogger, blogging, Wordpress, Wordpress for Genealogy

WordPress for Genealogy: Adding a Lineage Snapshot Box to Blog Posts About Ancestors, Part I

January 29, 2015 by Colleen 10 Comments

Genealogy Snapshot Box Diagram

How I generate, style, and populate the contents in the Genealogy Snapshot box I include for each ancestor on my family history Wordpress site. Part I in a new series about using Wordpress for your genealogy.

Filed Under: Genealogy, Web Development Tagged With: blogging, Wordpress, Wordpress for Genealogy

I Am Presenting at RootsTech 2015!

August 7, 2014 by Colleen Leave a Comment

RootsTech 2015

I was notified this week that my proposal to present at the 2015 RootsTech genealogy technology conference was accepted, and I am quite excited about this opportunity! RootsTech is one of the funnest, biggest, most educational conferences I have attended. The 2014 conference earlier this year marked my first time attending, but I have wanted to […]

Filed Under: Genealogy, Libraries, Web Development Tagged With: APIs, conferences, mashups, RootsTech

What’s Different About Academic Library Websites? My Presentation From #OUTC14

April 1, 2014 by Colleen Leave a Comment

OmniUpdate 2014 User Training Conference

My presentation from the OmniUpdate 2014 User Training Conference in Anaheim, California last month on academic library and faculty culture, and why academic library websites are different from other campus websites.

Filed Under: Libraries, Web Development Tagged With: academic libraries, conferences, faculty, higher education, library websites, OmniUpdate, presentations

#HigherEd IT & Communications Professionals…What Frustrates You Most About Working With Your Campus Library’s Website?

February 27, 2014 by Colleen Leave a Comment

computer frustration

Do you work in IT, Marketing, or Strategic Communications at a college or university? I would love to hear and share your specific frustrations and challenges when working with your campus library on their website, so that I can anticipate and address these concerns in my presentation and help other highered web folk overcome these obstacles.

Filed Under: Educators, Libraries, Web Development Tagged With: academic librarians, academic libraries, library websites

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  • I am Giving an Overview of Researching African American Family History at Cal State Fullerton this Thursday February 17, 2019
  • I am Giving Two DNA Talks at Yorba Linda Public Library in March & April February 15, 2019
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